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Description: Port Hudson, Louisiana. A Confederate cannon demolished by Federal artillery fire. The earthworks include a barrel (upper left) with a hole for sharpshooting. This was nicknamed "Fort Desperate."
Title: Fort Desperate
Credit: National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/71hudson/71visual1.htm)
Author: US Army
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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